ビジネス旅行消費、８６００億円に　訪日客拡大へ新行動計画―政府

　政府は３０日、観光立国推進閣僚会議を開き、インバウンド（訪日外国人旅行客）の拡大に向けた新たな行動計画を決定した。大阪・関西万博が開催される２０２５年までに、ビジネス目的の訪日客の旅行消費額を新型コロナウイルス感染拡大前の１９年と比べ２割増の８６００億円に引き上げる目標などを設定した。
　岸田文雄首相は会議で、「国際的な人的交流の促進を通じた新時代のインバウンド拡大を目指す」と強調した。関係府省は２４年度予算概算要求に施策を実行するための事業費を盛り込む。（2023/05/30-12:07）

The Japanese government said Tuesday it aims to increase spending by foreign business travelers in the country by about 20 pct to 860 billion yen by 2025 from 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
   The goal was included in an action plan on inbound tourism promotion that the government adopted at a ministerial meeting. The western city of Osaka hosts the World Expo in 2025.
   "We'll aim to expand inbound (travelers) in a new era through the promotion of international exchanges," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at the meeting.
   The action also includes a goal of raising the country's ranking in terms of the number of international conferences hosted to the fifth place by 2030 from eighth in 2019.
   The government also said Japan will accept more overseas researchers by setting up world-class research centers. It also aims to host more international art festivals and attract more visitors for the purpose of experiencing martial arts.